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Poison
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
5.906
85 min
Release
1991-04-05
Genres
Cast
Edith Meeks
as Felicia Beacon ("Hero")
Millie White
as Millie Sklar ("Hero")Buck Smith
as Gregory Lazar ("Hero")Anne Giotta
as Evelyn McAlpert ("Hero")Lydia Lafleur
as Sylvia Manning ("Hero")Ian Nemser
as Sean White ("Hero")
Rob LaBelle
as Jay Wete ("Hero")
Evan Dunsky
as Dr. MacArthur ("Hero")Marina Lutz
as Hazel Lamprecht ("Hero")Barry Cassidy
as Officer Rilt ("Hero")
Richard Anthony
as Edward Comacho ("Hero")Angela M. Schreiber
as Florence Giddens ("Hero")Justin Silverstein
as Jake ("Hero")Chris Singh
as Chris ("Hero")Edward Allen
as Fred Beacon ("Hero")Carlos Jimenez
as Jose ("Hero")Larry Maxwell
as Dr. Graves ("Horror")
Susan Norman
as Nancy Olsen ("Horror")Al Quagliata
as Deputy Hansen ("Horror")Michelle Sullivan
as Prostitute ("Horror")Parlan McGaw
as Newscaster ("Horror")Frank O'Donnell
as Old Doctor ("Horror")Melissa Brown
as Woman in the Alley / Additional Voices ("Horror")
Joe Dietl
as Man in the Alley ("Horror")Don Damico
as Doctor 1 / Cop 2 / Additional Voices ("Horror")Charles Cavalier
as Cop 1 ("Horror")Kyle De Camp
as Neighbor ("Horror")Aimee Scheff
as Neighbor ("Horror")Jessica
as Nurse ("Horror")Lorraine Traverson
as Nurse ("Horror")Phil W. Petrie
as Doctor ("Horror")John C. Nadeau
as Doctor ("Horror")
James Cagnard
as Bartender ("Horror")Lauren Zalaznick
as Waitress ("Horror")Chris Henricks
as Sleazy Man ("Horror")Leah Mullen
as Little Girl ("Horror")Elyse Steinberg
as Little Girl ("Horror")Bruce Cook
as Dr. Strick ("Horror")Andrew Bishop
as Child's Hands ("Horror")Tom McCullough
as Townsperson ("Horror")Chava Tiger
as Townsperson ("Horror")Jack Tiger
as Townsperson ("Horror")
Frankie Waters
as Townsperson ("Horror")Richard Hansen
as Narrator (voice) (segment "Horror")
Gary Ray
as Additional Voices / Canon ("Horror" / "Homo")Joe Glick
as Additional Voices ("Horror")Scott Renderer
as John Broom ("Homo")
James Lyons
as Jack Bolton ("Homo")John R. Lombardi
as Rass ("Homo")Tony Pemberton
as Young Broom (segment "Homo")Andrew Harpending
as Young Bolton ("Homo")Tony Gigante
as Inspector ("Homo")Douglas Gibson
as Van Roven ("Homo")
John Leguizamo
as Chancho ("Homo")Les Simpson
as Miss Tim ("Homo")Joey Grant
as Jamoke ("Homo")David Danford
as Basco ("Homo")Jason Bauer
as Doran ("Homo")Ken Schatz
as Preacher ("Homo")Maurice Clapisson
as Guard 1 ("Homo")Matthew Ebert
as Guard 2 ("Homo")Marie-Françoise Vachon
as Foster Mother ("Homo")Michael Silverman
as Foster Father ("Homo")Shaun Wilson
as Broom Age 6 ("Homo")Nino Bua
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")Wayne Compton
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")
Ray Dragon
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")John Duffy
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")John McGhee
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")
Michael A. Miranda
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")
Anthony J. Ribustello
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")Jonathan Smit
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")Oscar Tevez
as Fontenal Inmate ("Homo")Gideon Joslyn Brown
as Baton Inmate ("Homo")
John Gleeson Connolly
as Baton Inmate ("Homo")
Tom Cross
as Baton Inmate ("Homo")Eric Cubano
as Baton Inmate ("Homo")Dani Michaeli
as Baton Inmate ("Homo")Jim Fletcher
as Background Voices ("Homo")
Tom Wayland
as Background Voices ("Homo")Norman Yugutta
as Background Voices ("Homo")
Kelly Reichardt
as Townsperson ("Horror") (uncredited)Director
REVIEWS
griggs79
Watched _Poison_ at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake
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